Question

Find the x value for point F such that DF and EF form a 1:3 ratio.

Answer 1

These are the choices:

0.75
−1
2
−1.75

Answer 2

@Albany_Goon

Answer 3

well, in order to divvy up a line into 1 part and 3 parts ... how many parts in total should there be?

Answer 4

4

Answer 5

no 3

Answer 6

4 is good :)

so, how long is the x portion of our setup?

Answer 7

1

Answer 8

divide the distance between points into 4 equal parts.



the distance from -3 to 2 is 5, right?

Answer 9

yes

Answer 10

then we want to add 5/4 to -3 to find the value that its asking for